{"id":1481,"date":"2023-08-04T09:23:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T09:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.e-flight-journal.com\/?p=1481"},"modified":"2023-08-04T09:23:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T09:23:56","slug":"archer-signed-142-million-contract-with-us-military-for-6-evtol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/?p=1481","title":{"rendered":"Archer Signed $142 Million Contract With US Military for 6 eVTOL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ther American eVTOL startup Archer announced that it has significantly expanded its partnership with the DoD by signing new contracts with the U.S. Air Force with a total value of up to $142 million including the delivery of up to six of Archer\u2019s Midnight aircraft to the Air Force, the sharing of additional flight test data and certification related test reports, pilot training, and the development of maintenance and repair operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/news.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1200x900.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Archer, this is the largest contract of the U.S. Air Force&#8217;s &#8222;Agility Prime&#8220; program as of today. Archer has been partnering with the DoD since 2021 on a series of projects through the U.S. Air Force\u2019s AFWERX program with the goal of helping the AFWERX Agility Prime program assess the transformational potential of the vertical flight market and eVTOL technologies for DoD purposes. Now, with Archer recently completing the manufacturing of its first Midnight aircraft, the DoD recognizes that with its vertical takeoff and landing capabilities, target payload of approximately 1,000lbs, proprietary electric powertrain system, and low noise profile, Archer\u2019s aircraft represents a potential paradigm shift in military aviation and operations. These aircraft hold the promise of enhancing rapid response, agility, and operational effectiveness across a wide range of mission profiles, from personnel transport and logistics support to rescue operations and more. Archer\u2019s Midnight aircraft are expected to provide a safer and quieter alternative to helicopters while being more cost-effective for the U.S. military to transport, operate and maintain in the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ther American eVTOL startup Archer announced that it has significantly expanded its partnership with the DoD by signing new contracts with the U.S. Air Force with a total value of up to $142 million including the delivery of up to six of Archer\u2019s Midnight aircraft to the Air Force, the sharing of additional flight test [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1481"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1484,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1481\/revisions\/1484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}